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Cool! It would be even more interesting if we would know how much money you've spent to achieve this.
by netlemurde 15y ago
Cool!
It would be even more interesting if we would know how much money you've spent to achieve this.
- PierreA 15y agoI just worked hard (and time is money!) + some money for hardware and some Press Release and ads (about $2500 I think). I've done everything myself so far. I will add this to the post, thanks the comment
- fictorial 15y agoYour time is not free is it?
- PierreA 15y agowhat do you mean exactly ? I just wanted to say that it was an investment because I did not work as a contractor or employee while creating apps. But in a sense, I could estimate the cost because for the first 8 months I was not profitable and have to use some money I've have in the bank.
- stevenwei 15y agoI don't really understand comments like this. No, his time is not free, but his 'salary' is the 200k he made while doing this. You wouldn't say to someone who is making 200k with a cushy corporate salary and ask "but what's your time worth?" - it's redundant.
- rorrr 15y ago$200K if you count all the benefits, insurance, and tax reductions, $150K base on W2 is equivalent to bare $200K. Many developers make $150K.
- stevenwei 15y agoIndeed. So what? He's able to do this while running his own business and working for himself. I think most developers would rather take $200k running their own business over $150k working for a corporation. This is HN after all - we know many people here are taking much less than $200k in order to build their own businesses. Not to mention with a corporate salary, that $150k stops once you stop working. With recurring revenue from selling products, it doesn't.
- shimfish 15y agoDid you notice if any adverts affected your sales? I'm starting to think about advertising but am doubtful if any sites are really worth it.
- randomdata 15y agoWhat avenue(s) did you use to distribute your press release / present your ads? It sounds like it was a successful campaign.
- PierreA 15y agoPRmac.com (you have to do it if you've got an app and it's cheap) and 3 times I used prweb.com which is much more expensive (and there is a lot of discussion to know if it is profitable but it is more professional). For the ads I went to theiphonemom.com and bestkidsapps.com. Honestly I don't know if the ROI is enough for ads on these sites - I've stopped advertising there but I looking for new place (or will come back to these places) to put ads because I have to
- randomdata 15y agoGood info. Thanks!